Lincoln town, WI

Vilas County, WI

2022 population: 2,664 ( 241 from 2010 )
Land area: 31.5 square miles
Population density: 84.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,464	92.49%	3.8%
Black:	14	0.53%	600.0%
Indian:	24	0.90%	118.2%
Asian:	14	0.53%	133.3%
2+ races:	56	2.10%	460.0%
Hispanic:	92	3.45%	338.1%

Total non-White:	200	7.51%	300.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	91	4.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	150	7.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,423
2,373	97.94%
2	0.08%
11	0.45%
6	0.25%
10	0.41%
21	0.87%
50	2.06%

2000
2,596
2,567	98.88%
0	0.00%
5	0.19%
9	0.35%
10	0.39%
5	0.19%
29	1.12%

1990
2,310
2,243	97.10%
0	0.00%
18	0.78%
10	0.43%
n/a
12	0.52%
67	2.90%

1980
2,262
2,221	98.19%
2	0.09%
0	0.00%
16	0.71%
n/a
22	0.97%
41	1.81%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-194	-7.5
21	0.8

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

324	14.0
-38	-1.6

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

22	1.0
26	1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Lincoln town, WI

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
52.5
461	17.3%
2,203	82.7%
754	28.3%

1,147
2.32

813	70.9%
649	79.8%
71	8.7%
334	29.1%

2010
Number	Percent
49.8
432	17.8%
1,991	82.2%
591	24.4%

1,102
2.20

746	67.7%
642	86.1%
33	4.4%
356	32.3%

2000
Number	Percent
44.0
490	18.9%
2,106	81.1%
481	18.5%

1,120
2.32

825	73.7%
705	85.5%
38	4.6%
295	26.3%

1990
Number	Percent
41.9
528	22.9%
1,782	77.1%
499	21.6%

949
2.43

714	75.2%
639	89.5%
28	3.9%
235	24.8%

1980
Number	Percent
36.4
622	27.5%
1,640	72.5%
367	16.2%

831
2.72

648	78.0%
586	90.4%
29	4.5%
183	22.0%

2022 Housing Data for Lincoln town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	37	3.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	29	2.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	18	1.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	54	4.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	67	5.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	34	3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	34	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	62	5.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	59	5.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	38	3.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	167	14.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	168	14.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	123	10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	116	10.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	69	6.0%
$200,000 or more	72	6.3%

Median Household Income	72,271
Per Capita Income	43,687

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	12	1.0%
Public Assistance	9	0.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	131	11.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,160	79.3%
Unemployed	53	3.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,213	83.0%
Not in Labor Force	249	17.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	407	399	50.5%
Non-Profit	34	83	29.1%
Self-Employed	144	72	66.7%

Local Government	44	88	33.3%
State Government	10	0	100.0%
Federal Government	33	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	551	471	53.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	121	171	41.4%
Total	672	642	51.1%

Pct. Govt.	13.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	161	12.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	288	21.7%
Professional, Technical	256	19.3%
Service Occupations	308	23.2%
All others	315	23.7%

White Collar		53.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	223	16.8%
Accommodation and food services	133	10.0%
Health care and social assistance	119	9.0%
Construction	115	8.7%
Educational services	110	8.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	98	7.4%
Other services	76	5.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	70	5.3%
Information	61	4.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	55	4.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	55	4.1%
Manufacturing	45	3.4%
Transportation and warehousing	42	3.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	41	3.1%
Finance and insurance	29	2.2%
Public administration	28	2.1%
Utilities	15	1.1%
Wholesale trade	11	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	17	0.64%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	70	2.63%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	5	0.19%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	5	0.19%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	7	0.26%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,437	94.8%
Spanish	89	3.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	26	1.0%
Korean	7	0.3%
German, other Germanic	5	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3	0.1%
Other Indo-European	3	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	983	36.9%
Irish	267	10.0%
Italian	194	7.3%
English	185	6.9%
Polish	178	6.7%
American	144	5.4%
French	80	3.0%
Swedish	76	2.9%
Yugoslavian	68	2.6%
Norwegian	59	2.2%
French Canadian	51	1.9%
Danish	48	1.8%
Dutch	47	1.8%
Finnish	33	1.2%
Scottish	33	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,664	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	2,578	96.8%
Foreign-born	86	3.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
13	0.6%	49	2.4%	699	34.4%	763	37.6%	313	15.4%	193	9.5%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	13	0.6%
9-12 Years	49	2.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	699	34.4%
Some College	763	37.6%
Bach. Degree	313	15.4%
Grad Degree	193	9.5%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +139	R +31	D + 3.3%
D +108
2020 vs. 2012	R +238	R +262	R + 12.5%
D -24
2020 vs. 2008	R +336	R +472	R + 26.1%
D -136

2016 vs. 2008	R +197	R +441	R + 29.4%
D -244
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	81%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,165	65.0%	Joe Biden (D)	592	33.0%	35	2.0%	1,792	16	18	0.05%
2016	76%	Donald Trump (R)	1,026	63.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	484	30.1%	97	6.0%	1,607	17	18	0.05%
2012	77%	Mitt Romney (R)	927	59.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	616	39.5%	16	1.0%	1,559	14	12	0.05%
2008	79%	John McCain (R)	829	52.3%	Barack Obama (D)	728	46.0%	27	1.7%	1,584	10	7	0.05%
2004	81%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,011	60.8%	John Kerry (D)	640	38.5%	12	0.7%	1,663	11	10	0.06%
2000	71%	George W. Bush (R)	869	57.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	576	38.4%	55	3.7%	1,500	10	10	0.06%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Lincoln town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

592

33.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,165

65.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,792

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 18

2016 President, Lincoln town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

484

30.1%

Donald Trump (R)

1,026

63.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.8%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

1,607

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 18

2012 President, Lincoln town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

616

39.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

927

59.5%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,559

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 12

2008 President, Lincoln town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

728

46.0%

John McCain (R)

829

52.3%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

1,584

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 7

2004 President, Lincoln town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,011

60.8%

John Kerry (D)

640

38.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,663

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 10

2000 President, Lincoln town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

869

57.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

576

38.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.1%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,500

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lincoln town, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	67%	Ron Johnson* (R)	1,013	68.3%	Mandela Barnes (D)	469	31.6%	2 [+]	0.1%	1,484	18	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2022	G	68%	Tim Michels (R)	954	63.8%	Tony Evers* (D)	517	34.6%	24 [+]	1.6%	1,495	16	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 23 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	66%	Leah Vukmir (R)	887	61.9%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	542	37.8%	3 [+]	0.2%	1,432	17	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 3 (0.2%);
2018	G	66%	Scott Walker* (R)	976	68.3%	Tony Evers (D)	420	29.4%	33 [+]	2.3%	1,429	20	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 17 (1.2%); Maggie Turnbull (I) 13 (0.9%); Michael White (Green) 2 (0.1%); Arnie Enz (Wisconsin Party) 1 (0.1%);
2016	S3	75%	Ron Johnson* (R)	1,051	66.1%	Russ Feingold (D)	486	30.6%	52 [+]	3.3%	1,589	16	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 52 (3.3%);
2014	G	63%	Scott Walker* (R)	834	64.2%	Mary Burke (D)	450	34.6%	16 [+]	1.2%	1,300	12	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Burke (Libertarian) 9 (0.7%); Dennis Fehr (People's) 5 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.2%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,910
Median Value	$223,300

Occupied	1,147	60.1%
Vacant	763	39.9%

Owned	991	86.4%
Rented	156	13.6%
Median Rent	$1,080

Single-Family Units	1,684	88.2%
Detached	1,668	87.3%
Attached	16	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	49	2.6%
Mobile Homes	162	8.5%

Lincoln town, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lincoln town, WI

2022 Housing Data for Lincoln town, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lincoln town, WI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lincoln town, WI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lincoln town, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Lincoln town, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lincoln town, WI